Surgical instrument

Surgical instrument, with sharpened edges near distal end

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Surgical instrument, with sharpened edges near distal end
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Surgical instrument, with sharpened edges near distal end, and sharp point, handle wooden, Algerian, 1870-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652522
Materials:
steel and wood
Measurements:
length 171 mm
blade: length 83 mm
approx. blade: diameter 26 mm
type:
spikes